Echelon LonMaker - Manual (Page 104)

88 Designing Networks
the width of the functional block shape, and then (2) most recently created or assigned device. If no
device can be selected using the preceding criteria, the Functional Block Wizard will appear.
Re-assigning a Functional Block
You can move a functional block to a different device, preserving all of the functional block’s
configurations and connections. You can do this to assign a functional block to a device different than
the one that was automatically selected by the LonMaker tool, or to re-assign any functional block to a
different compatible device. To move a functional block to a different device, you can either right-
click the functional block and use the Move FB command, or you can use the Connector tool on the
Visio Standard toolbar to graphically re-assign the functional block.
To use the Move FB command to re-assign a functional block to a different device, follow these steps:
1. Right-click the functional block you want to move, point to Move FB, and click Change
Assigned Device to re-assign the functional block to a device on the current subsystem. The
Functional Block Wizard appears
2. Under Device, select the device to which you want to re-assign the functional block. Then, under
Functional Block, select the instance of the functional block to associate with the re-assigned
device. Click Finish.
To use the connector tool to re-assign a functional block to a different device, follow these steps:
1. Select the Connector tool on the Visio Standard toolbar, point to the functional block until
a red box appears around the shape, and hold down the mouse button.
2. Point to the device shape and then release the mouse button. Alternatively, you can select the
desired device first and then move the Connector tool to the functional block.
3. Select a different tool on the Visio Standard toolbar if you will not be making additional
connections or re-assignments (if you continue to use the Connector tool to add new devices,
routers, or functional blocks shapes to your drawing, Visio will attempt to connect the shapes,
which may not be the desired action or may be an action that generates errors).
Configuring a Functional Block
You can configure a functional block by right-clicking the functional block shape and then clicking
Configure on the shortcut menu. If the functional block has a registered configuration plug-in (such
as the LonPoint plug-in for LonPoint functional blocks), that plug-in appears. If the functional block
does not have a configuration plug-in, the LonMaker Browser appears.
If you are configuring a LonPoint functional block, see the LonPoint Application and Plug-in Guide
and the LonPoint Applications, Plug-in, and Utilities help file for information on using the LonPoint
Plug-In.
Copying a Functional Block Configuration
Once you have configured a functional block, you can create new functional blocks that use the same
configuration or update existing functional blocks with the configured settings.
Creating a New Functional Block from a Configured Functional Block
You can create a new functional block from a configured functional block in two ways:
• Hold down CTRL and drag the functional block to a new location within the same network. The
Functional Block Wizard appears, unless you enabled automatic device selection. Make any
desired changes to the functional block information. Click OK. The new functional block shape
will appear on your LonMaker drawing.
• Create a new custom functional block master shape. Drag the configured functional block to a
LonMaker stencil to which you have write access. The master shape for the configured functional
block will include all the settings for any configuration properties that you modified. You can then